EDITORIAL: Dragging out the indefensible

The trio’s lawyers have said they will appeal the compensation verdict, but no amount of compensation will ever make up for what these men have endured. However, to continue to blame them for confessions made under torture adds insult to injury.

“I’ve never been happy since I was 19,” Su was once quoted as saying.

No one should be happy with the state of the nation’s judicial system until this travesty is concluded by the men receiving the maximum compensation provided by law.